Vehicle Parts Identification and

Body Construction
 Inner Door RR Roof Rail
Wheel House FR Roof Rail Shelf
Parcel Shelf

Chassis Member Front Pillar Center Pillar Runningboard Quarter Panel

Front
Inner Inner Inner

Center Pillar Quarter Panel

Front Pillar
Outer
Outer Outer

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 Cowl Panel Floor Pan Boot Floor

RR End Panel

Front Panel Roof Rail LH

Floor Pan
Crossmember

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Bonnet Roof Boot Lid

Fender Door Front LH Door Rear LH

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Body Frame Styles

Three (3) main types….

1. Unibody (Monoque)

2. Body-over-Frame (BOF)

or Full Frame

3. Space Frame

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Unibody Construction

Unibody (Monocoque) construction welds major body panels

together to form the frame for attaching the engine, drive train,
suspension, and other parts. This type of construction is commonly
used on cars.

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Body-over-Frame Construction

With body-over-frame construction,

a thick gauge steel frame provides
the foundation for holding other
parts. This type of construction is
commonly used on large trucks
and SUVs.
Two very different methods used to
construct modern vehicles:
unibody and body-over-frame
construction

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Perimeter Frame

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Space Frame Construction

Space Frame construction make up a small percentage of vehicle

constructions – fibreglass, aluminium, etc. These frames are used for
high performance cars such Ferrari, Lotus, race cars

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Engine Locations, Drivelines continue

Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive (RRD) has engine in back

Transaxle transfers power to rear drive wheels

All-wheel drive uses two differentials for all wheels

Front-engine, rear-wheel drive (RWD) has engine in front and

drive axel in rear

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Types of Vehicle Sizes

• Compact car is smallest body classification

– Normally uses a 4-cylinder engine
– Lightweight, gets the highest fuel kilometer
• Intermediate car is medium in size
– Uses a 4-, 6- or 8-cylinder engine
– Usually has a unibody construction
• Full-size car is large, heavy and often has a high performance
V8 engine
– Either unibody or body-over-frame construction

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